“I’ve just replied to Blatter, saying: ‘Too right, what would you rather hear, the coarse swearing from the fans at an everyday Premier League match in England?’”

As a member of Liverpool, Carragher would know.

“Anybody who’s been to Anfield knows I make more noise than any African football horn!” he said.

If fans start using vuvuzelas to beat each other over the head or begin chucking them at players on the pitch, Blatter would consider changing his mind. Until then, get accustomed to hearing the sounds of swarming wasps - the noise made by the controversial instruments - on your TV screen while watching World Cup 2010.

So says the Big Boss.

That won’t go over well with various players and managers alike. From Brazilian manager Dunga to Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, there have been complaints aplenty about the vuvuzela.

But Carragher, like Blatter isn’t buying them.

“Anybody who’s been to Anfield knows I make more noise than any African football horn!” he said.